Is Dolan a boy or girl name?

Dolan is a boy’s name. Of the 1,701 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Dolan

Recorded 1914–2023 · United States

Dolan was most popular in 1996, when 36 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,318 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,701 people named Dolan.

Dolan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Dolan’s peak in 1996. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Dolan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Dolan is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,701 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org